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WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN?: BONUS EPISODE 4: AND THE NOMINEES ARE… Welcome to the fourth bonus episode of What Ever Happened to Bette & Joan?, an ongoing journey through the later careers of Bette Davis & Joan Crawford. Although our travels through Bette & Joan’s post-Baby Jane years may have come to […]

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD MOVIE REVIEW Everyone thinks they’re the worst person in the world, but are you truly as bad as you think you are? That’s sort of the question being asked in The Worst Person in the World, among many other important questions about womanhood, child rearing, relationships, and a lot […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE EP 54 – 2022 OSCAR AND RAZZIE NOMINATIONS REACTION Due to outstanding commitment that could not be avoided, the team was unable to do a live reaction as they have done in prior years. However, we want to make sure our voices are heard with this year’s list of nominees for […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE EP. 50 – 2021 OSCAR WINNERS POST CEREMONY REACTIONS The Oscars have come and gone once again. And man…it left a lot of confusion and chaos in its wake. From shocking surprises to a reordered programming for reading off the winners to much more, this was not your usual ceremony. And […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE EP. 49 – 2021 OSCAR NOMINATIONS LIVE REACTION It’s everyone’s least favorite/favorite time of the year. You know, that time you pretend not to care about who gets nominated only to vehemently react to who does or does not make the shortlist. Who will dominate with the most nominations this year? […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE: EP. 46 – 2020 OSCAR WINNER REACTIONS (AND A COUPLE OTHER THINGS) The winners have been announced and it’s time to give our final reactions for the season. And you better bet that we are going to gush all over the fact that Parasite dominated the night. But Justin, Bradly, Nathan, […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE: EP. 45 – FINAL 2020 OSCAR WINNER PREDICTIONS We are almost there. The Oscar winners will be announced this Sunday and we give our best opinions on who we think will take home the gold. Justin, Brad, Nathan, and Daniel ‘Dogget’ go through every category big and small to give you […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE: EP. 42 – LIVE 92ND OSCAR NOMINATION REACTION Hey early birds. Justin, Brad, Shak, Nathan, and Alex got up early to react to the Oscar nominations as they were announced. Check it out here to experience their at the moment thoughts and jokes from the video.   Please think about becoming […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE EP. 41 – ALL AT ONCE! All of the major guilds (Writers, Directors, Producers) and the BAFTAs put out their nominations on the same day, along with the Austin Film Critics naming their favorites of the year and decade. So Justin, Lexie, Nathan, and later on Daniel ‘Dogget’ have come together […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE EP 39: SAGGING SHORTLISTS As everyone prepares for the holidays, we figured it was time to do a little bit of catch-up once again. So Justin and Nathan are here to discuss the Screen Actors Guild nominations, which films have been dominating the critic’s prizes, and the films eligible for nine […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE: SECOND ROUND OF OSCAR PREDICTIONS With the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations out, along with the shortlists for certain categories, it’s time to refresh our Oscar nomination predictions. Will Netflix dominate the scene with films like The Irishman and Marriage Story? Will Joker match its box-office success with Oscar […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE EP. 38 – CATCHING UP AROUND THE GLOBES Justin, Bradly, Rose, and Nathan are gathered together to give an in-depth discussion on the Golden Globe nominees, but there’s plenty more that happened before those were announced. So they will spend a good chunk of the time catching up with the National […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE EP. 36 – SPIRITS AND MUSIC Justin, Shak, Brad, and Nathan have gathered together to play catch-up with a number of ceremonies. On top of a few music and documentary nominations/winners, they go in-depth on the Independent Spirit Award nominees. Who among these underdogs might see their Oscar chances boosted from […]

THE CHAMBERMAID (LA CAMARISTA) MOVIE REVIEW The trend of Mexican films chronicling the lives of maids we’ve seen with Roma and Las Ninas Bein continues with The Chambermaid. Submitted as Mexico’s entry for the Best International Feature Oscar, the film follows a woman named Eve (Gabriela Cartol) as she works as a maid for one […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE EP. 35 – DOCS, HOLLYWOOD, AND GOTHAM The Prizefighters decided to put out a second episode as the first round of precursor shows unveil their nominees and winners. Justin, Brad, and Allen will go over the International Documentary Association nominees, the Hollywood Film Award winners, and the Gotham Award nominees to […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE EP. 34 – EVERYONE ELSE WEIGHS IN The Prizefighters are back. After Justin and Bradly offered their initial impressions on who they feel may make the shortlist for the Oscars, the rest of the crew felt like giving their opinions too. So the two of them brought along Shak, London, and […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE EP. 33 – THE 2019 EMMY WINNERS The Emmys have come and gone. Who took home the biggest prizes in television? Who was snubbed? How terrible was the actual ceremony? Justin, Allen, and Bradly are here to offer their thoughts and see who they felt deserved the praise.   Please think […]

INFESTATION: TIFF 2019 ROUNDUP PART TWO The Toronto International Film Festival has come and gone. And yet with all of our coverage on the festival so far, there was still so much left to say! So, Shak has brought in Justin to help with an in-depth discussion of his festival experience and full reviews of […]

INFESTATION: TIFF 2019 ROUNDUP The Toronto International Film Festival has come and gone. And yet with all of our coverage on the festival so far, there was still so much left to say! So, Shak has brought in Justin to help with an in-depth discussion of his festival experience and full reviews of the twenty […]

EYE ON THE PRIZE: 2019 OSCAR FORECAST Are you unfamiliar with what is coming out later this year? Are you curious what stood out earlier this year? Justin, Allen, and London are here to help. First, we have a quick discussion about what should be remembered for the Best of the Year lists from the […]

Apologies for the delay, but now it’s time to bring season two of Eye on the Prize to a close as Justin, Shak, London and Bradly discuss who took home the gold this year. And boy…they have a wide gamut of feelings about these winners. You listeners are in for some fun with this podcast! […]

It’s time for the Prizefighters to put their money where their mouths are! Hilarity and debate ensue as Justin, Brad, Shak, Davey and London voice their thoughts on who will take the top prizes this Sunday. Who do you think will win? Who do you think should win? Listen to our show and voice your […]

Thanks to a generous screener link option given to us, the Prizefighters had an opportunity to watch all of the Oscar nominated short films for the Animated Short, Documentary Short and Live-Action Short categories. London and Bradly took the lead in watching every last one of them so they could report back to Justin on […]

Time to get musical in this show! It’s that time of year that Justin loves so much where we discuss the Oscar nominees for Best Original Song and Best Original Score. This year, however, we decided to bring on a professional. Our very own Eye on the Prize composer Lorenzo Emmanuel, who also composed the […]

Time to get musical in this show! It’s that time of year that Justin loves so much where we do a thorough discussion on the Oscar nominees for Best Original Song and Best Original Score. This year, however, we decided to bring on a professional. Our very own Eye on the Prize composer Lorenzo Emmanuel, […]